Recent content by builthatch

old thread i stumbled on re: searching about opti-seal anyway, 10:1 d120 with 1/3 6-4:1 OID or 6:1 ONR with 1/3 OID will clean glass and give you that "gliding" effect to make interior glass cleaning a lot easier w/o fogging issues.

no need to put anything after poli-seal imo...until the protection disappears. but that's me. i don't think it will hurt anything, but i think with opti-seal, because it's solvent-based, it will basically dissolve the poli-seal protection and re-distribute it and/or exchange for the opti-seal. i...

oops, meant to also say that you can do it with wash dilution ONR instead of the D120 but i find the D120 has more "bite" for certain residues that otherwise would definitely need 10:1 OPC prior to the ONR version of this concoction. in today's case, no matter what, i needed OPC involved because...

had to come back to this thread to double check my formula to make a new batch and figured i'd post that this stuff has been awesome over the past year. i did a new car prep today on a new Tacoma that had all kinda of crap on the inside of the windows from production (suction cups), decal...

now i am getting private message emails too, for old private messages. today is the first day i'm experiencing it. i'm about to blacklist autogeek in my email. i feel back for you guys if this has been happening for months because it is indeed really annoying.

hi - today i am randomly getting, in bunches, emails regarding replies to a thread that hasn't been active for a few weeks. this just started today. I had already received emails about these posts at the time the thread was live.

in the vid with the DRCC guy and Mike P., they said you'd do it as the last step of a detail except coating or LSP, at least in those areas, since obv you want to keep the area free of anything that might inhibit the new paint from "sticking" in the chip and also you do want to wait for the...

in the video with Mike Phillips, the dude from Dr. Colorchip specifically says SealAct won't work with other touch up paints. but then there is someone on this forum that used it on some old non-Dr. Colorchip touch up repairs and said it leveled them to a degree.

now that all my overhead lighting is done, i need to focus on storage. i am going to build an "L" shaped work bench in the nook i have off of one of the walls, but need to do cabinets. my first thought was just to get contractor grade stuff and go crazy but living in southern NJ means...

that's on a flat? without knowing the car, paint situation (repaint, original, etc.), paint depth, if scratches catch nail, etc...i'd aim to reduce the appearance with compound and polish. blowing through the clear is one concern if you start sanding but so is generally making the clear too...

i got wet coat a few weeks ago from the jungle to try out. it's good stuff. i also picked up bathe+ just to try as well but i don't see it being useful for me long term. doesn't really fit in my program.

i do hot. or, as hot as the machine will let me. always have. it's not going to hurt them and the fast acting molecules of hot water will clean better. i have an old Kenmore 80 series that washes hot and rinses hot. in fact, when i moved to my new house, i took their newer GE washer, put it in...

pre-wash and coating are both great ideas. i often feel a lot of what people do on this forum is fueled by paranoia but when it comes to rinseless, it can't hurt to be a little more cautious as you build your confidence level in the technology and your technique. a few years ago i bought a salt...

southern NJ. massive amounts of road treatments in this state since the various governing bodies LIVE to max out budgets in NJ. it's disgusting, actually. it's fine. i use a very saturated multi towel technique, meaning, throw 20 600 GSM towels in the bucket and make sure i start from the top...

that's what i've concluded. i will update this and say i've been searching for info on how to make this gallon of 3D Citrus Degreaser useful. i mixed a bottle of 10:1 and used it to clean a bunch of areas that my dog threw up on late last night. old school patina hardwood, some linoleum in the...